Striking toy



Oct. 14, 1952 A. R. MELLOR 2,613,475

, STRIKING TOY Filed Feb. 4, 1949 2 sfiEETs sl-nzm 1 Oct. 14, 1952 A. R. MELLOR 2,613,475

STRIKING TOY Filed Feb. 4, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 1092672 1? MeZZ'ar' Patented Oct. 14, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE k 2, 13,475 r f r V STR'IKING TOY Adrien R, Mellor, Loma Linda, Calif. Application February 4, 1949, Serial No. 74,581

4 claims.

1 This invention relates to a novel construction of striking or hammering toy for use by children embodying a body member which is adapted to be manually held and by means of which a striking or hammering force is exerted in combination with an element which is reciprocally mounted in and carried by the body member and an end of which is adapted to be struck against a solid surface by the impact stroke of the body member to cause said element to slide relatively to the body member and to thereby simulate the use of a hammer, mallet or similar tool.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy having means connected to a portion or portions thereof which are adapted to strike "a stationary surface to prevent injury or damage to furniture or a floor surface when the toy is used indoors. 7

Another object of the a toy which is relatively small and compact and containing no normally detachable parts which may become lost or misplaced.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy of extremely simple and compact construction capable of being economically manufactured and sold and which will be extremely efficient and durable for its intended purpose and of educational value to children.

Numerous other objects and advantages of th invention will hereinafter become more fullyapparent from the followingdescription of the drawings, illustrating the presently preferred embodiments thereof, and wherein: a

Figure 1 is a sideelevational View, partly in section showing aperferred form of the toy;

Figure 2 is a sectional view thereof taken sub,-

stantially along a plane as indicated bytheline 22 of Figure 1; i

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a slightly different embodiment ofthe invention;

Figure 4 is a sectional viewthereoftaken sub stantially along a plane as indicated by the line 4-4 of Figure 3; a

Figure 5 is a side elevational view; partly in section of another form of the invention; V Figure 6 is a cross sectional view thereof taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line6--6 of Figure 5; a

Figure '7 is a side elevational view, partly in section of a modification of the form of Figures 1 and 2; t

Figure 8 is a sectional view thereof taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 8-8 of Figure 7;

invention is to provide of Figure '7 and with a portion of the structure.

shown in side elevation;

Figure 10 is a fragmentary side elevational view, partly in vertical section of a variation of the form of the invention as illustrated in Figures 3 and 4; i

Figure 11 is a sectional view thereof taken substantially along a'plane asindicated by the line HH of Figure 10;

Figure 12 is a fragmentary side elevational view of another form of the invention, and

Figure 13 isra sectional view thereof taken sub.- stantially along, a plane as indicated by the line l3l3 of Figure 12;

Referring more specifically to the drawings, and first with reference to the form of the invention as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the hammering or striking toy disclosed therein is designated generally l5 and includes a body member, designated generally l6 constituting a hammer or mallet and composed of a head IT and a handle 18. The head I1 is relatively lon and has a bore [9 extending longitudinally therethrough and is, also provided, intermediate of its ends. with a transversely extending recess 28 one end of which opens outwardly of a portion of the head I! and the other of which extends to nearly the opposite side of said head so that the recesslll intersects the bore l9. The handle I8 is provided with a shank end 2| which is shaped to snugly fit into the recess 20 and which is provided with a transverse bore 22 which is adapted to register with the ends of the bore [9 when said shank 2| is fully inserted into the recess 20.

r The hammering or striking toy I5 also includes an elongated peg or rod 23 which is sized to extendreciprocally through the bores l9 and 22 and which forms a relatively snug fitting engagement therewith. As the description pro ceeds it will be readily apparent that a bar, tube or pipe may be utilized in lieu of the peg or rod 23 and instead of being circular in cross section, as illustrated, may be of any desired cross sectional shape corresponding or substantially corresponding to the cross sectionalshape and size of the bores I9 and 22. The peg or rod 23 may be formed of various materials which are relatively resilient and is provided with corresponding slots 24 which extend diametrically thereacross and from the ends of the peg or red 23 inwardly thereof to beyond the intermediate portion of the peg or rod so that the inner ends of the slots 26 overlap. It will also be apparent that the slots 24 are disposed at right angles to each other, as clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. The surfaces of the peg or rod 24 may be inscribed with suitable indicia longitudinally thereof such as the numerals 25 or lettering or other indicia, not shown, may be employed for indicating the distance that the peg or rod is driven relatively to the head H, as will hereinafter become apparent. A protective caper tip 26 is applied to each end of the peg 23, said caps 26 preferably being formed of rubber and including a recess or socket Zl for receiving anend of the peg 23. The caps 25 may be fric tionally retained on the ends of the peg or may be suitably bonded thereto.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that the toy 15 may be utilized by a child by grasping the handle it similarly to a hammer or mallet and by striking'with the body member l6 so that the cap t l at one end of .the pee or rod 23 will bestruckwithan impact force a ains of the hammer head .ll relatively to the peg 23 y The slots 24 will permit the end portions or" the peg 23 to expand and will likewise pen t the end portion, toward which thehammerhead moves, to yield inwardly or contract so that a frictional gripping engagement will exist'between the peg and the bores lfiand 22. As the hammer head I! approaches one end of the'peg 23, the head is inverted so. that the'other capped end of the peg becomes the impact receiving end of the toy l5 as the hammer or mallethead l! is driven along the peg in the opposite 0- tion. It will also be apparent that centrifugal force created by swinging the hammer or mallet in the impact stroke will tend to cause the head ll to pull away from the handle it to create an additional binding action'of thebore 22 with the peg 23 which will additionally function to resist sliding movement of the peg through the hammer or mallet head and handle. It will be apparent that the caps ortips 26 willprotect any surface against which the peg .lii'is struck.

FiguresB and 4 illustrate another form of the invention, designated generally 28 and wherein, in lieu of the hammer or mallet iii, the toy 28 is provided with a body, designated generally 2S including an elongated handle 38 having a disk-shaped head 31 formed integral withene end thereof and which provided witnran opening 32 extending therethrough from side-to-side thereof. The opening 32 is sized toslidably re} ceive a peg or rodllil which extends reciprocally therethrough and which is identicalin construction with the rod 23 and has caps or tips 345 at each end thereof. The head or disk 3i may *e made of any desired size or thickness in'a direction longitudinally of the rod 3?.

The handle 3% may be of any desired length and is grasped in the same manner asthe handle is for utilizing the toy 28 in the same manner and for the same purpose as previously described formation.

peg or rod 23 and likewise provided with caps or tips 31. In lieu of a mallet or hammer-type body, the toy 35 is provided with an elongated body 38 shaped generally like a dumbbell and including enlarged, substantially spherical-shaped end portions 39 and a restricted intermediate portion 49, formed integral with said end portions and providing a handle adapted to be manually grasped. The body 33 is provided with a bore 4| extending longitudinally therethrcugh from end-to-end of the portions 3% and in which the peg 35 is reciprocally disposed and 'yieldably gripped. By grasping the handle porprising a head M and handle 35. The head 44 has a bore 46 extending longitudinally therethrough and is provided with a transverse recess 4'! intermediate of its ends which opens outwardly of one side thereof and'which extends inwardly to beyond the center of the head to intersect the bore iii. The handle 45 is provided with a shank end .3 which is sha ed and sized to snugly engage the recess 6'! and which is provided with a bore 49 which is larger than the bore G6 and which is linedwith a sleeve of a resilient material such asrubber. The bore of the sleeve 58 registers with the end portions of the bore 4% when the shank ts is fully inserted in the recess 4i. The toy 32 also includes an elongated peg or rod 5! which diners from the peg 23 in that it is not provided with longitudinally extending slots. Likewise, it will be readily apparent that the peg 5! could be of tubular The peg 5! extends reciprocally through the bore it and through the bore of the sleeve 56 which latter bore is ota slightly smaller diameter than the bore 35 to yieldably grip the peg 5! to frictionally resist its sliding movement relatively to the head A cap or tip 52, corresponding to the caps applied to each end of the peg 51.

The toy A2 is utilized in the same manner as the toy l5 and it will be readily apparent that thesliding movement or the head t l relatively to the peg 5! will be resisted by frictional engagement of the .sleeve 58 with said peg and centrifugal force will tend to displace the handle 35 relatively to the head 44 to move the sleeve 56 out of registry with the bore lli to increase this frictional resistance.

Figures 10 and 11 illustrate another embodiment of the toy, designated generally 53 and which constitutes a variation of the form thereof as illustarted in Figures 3 and l and which in cludes a body member, designated generally 55 composed of a handle 55 and an diskshaped head 55, corresponding to the body member!!! except that the bore 51' of the head is enlarged relatively to the diameter of the peg or rod 58, which corresponds to the 5 and is equipped at its ends with caps 59. The bore 5'! is lined with a grommet or sleeve -22 of a yieldable material having enlarged anger! ends 6! which seat against the opposite sides of the head 56 and the bore of which sleeve BI] is normally slightly smaller than the peg 58 so that the sleeve 60 will be compressed when the peg extends therethrough to frictionally resist sliding movement of the peg relatively to the head 56. The toy 54 is utilized in the same manner and for the same purpose as the toys I5, 28 and 42.

Figures 12 and 13 illustrate still another embodiment of the invention, designated generally 62 including a body member, designated generaly 63 composed of a head 64 having an integral handle 65 projecting therefrom. As best seen in Figure 13, the head 64 is provided with a recess 65 which extends therethrough and which has a restricted opening 61 opening laterally outwardly of the head at a side thereof remote to the handle 65 and forming complementary jaw portions 6B. The head 64 is formed of a material posessing sufficient resiliency so that the jaw portions 68 thereof are capable of yielding slightly away from one another. The toy 62 also includes a peg or rod 69, corresponding to the peg 23 and which is provided with longitudinal slots Iii and caps ll at the ends thereof. The peg 69 extends reciprocally through the bore 66 and is yieldably gripped thereby due to the resiliency of the peg afforded by the slots and also by the resiliency of the head portion or laws 68. The toy 62 is utilized in the same manner and for the same purpose as the toys I5, 28, 42 and 53.

Various other modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or scopeof the invention as hereinafter defined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A striking or hammering toy comprising a body having a bore extending therethrough, and an elongated peg extending reciprocally through said bore and sized to be frictionally engaged by the wall of the bore, said peg being of a length greater than the length of said bore and extending to beyond each end of the bore to enable the body to move longitudinally of the peg toward either end thereof when said end is struck against a surface, said body being substantially mallet-shaped and including a head and an elongated handle projecting laterally from said head, said bore extending longitudinally through the head and being disposed with its lon itudinal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the elongated handle.

2. A striking or hammering toy comprising a body having a bore extending therethrough, and an elongated peg extending reciprocally through said bore and sized to be frictionally engaged by the wall of the bore, said peg being of a length greater than the length of said bore and extending to beyond each end of the bore to enable the body to move longitudinally of the peg toward either end thereof when said end is struck against a surface, said body being substantially mallet-shaped and including a head and an elongated handle projecting laterally from said head, said bore extending longitudinally through the head, said head being provided with a transversely extending recessed portion to receive one end of the handle, said end of the handle having a bore therein for registration with the bore of the head and through which the peg extends.

3. A striking or hammering toy comprising a body having a bore extending therethrough, and an elongated pe extending reciprocally through said bore and sized to be frictionally engaged by the wall of the bore, said peg being of a length greater than the length of said bore and extending to beyond each end of the bore to enable the body to move longitudinallyof the peg toward either end thereof when said end is struck against a surface, said body including an elongated handle and a head connected to one end of the handle, said head being provided with an opening forming said bore for reciprocally receiving the peg, said handle projecting from the head at a right angle to the axis of the bore.

4. A striking or hammering toy comprising a body having a bore extending therethrough, and an elongated peg extending reciprocally through said bore and sized to be frictionally engaged by the Wall of the bore, said peg being of a lengthgreater than the length of said bore and extending to beyond each end of the here to enable the body to move longitudinally of the peg toward either end thereof when said end is struck against a surface, said body including a head in which the bore is formed and a handle, said head having a recess disposed at a right angle to the axis of the bore and intersecting the same, said handle having an end detachably disposed in said recess and provided with a bore for registration with the bore of the head and through which the peg extends.

ADRIEN R. MEILOR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 465,066 Murphy Dec. 15, 1891 2, 97,976 Fletcher Apr. 23, 1940 

